In the short 37 spring and autumn, Mr. Liu Tianhua left us a huge and precious wealth. His success has given us many inspirations:

1. In-depth study of national folk music and opera music is the foundation of his creation. Art comes from life and is higher than life. Throughout the ancient and modern times, accomplished musicians at home and abroad have humbly and deeply studied the music of various countries, places and ethnic groups, sucking rich nourishment from them, and injecting inspiration into their own creations. Mr. Tianhua also studied Erhu, Pipa, Guqin, Sanxian La Opera, Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera and other local operas from local folk artists, as well as traditional Chinese music and Buddhist music. Gong and drum music, due to illness. It is the long-term focus on the study of different art categories and the accumulation of materials into the creation that makes his works have a strong local style and national charm.

Second, the fusion of traditional Chinese techniques and advanced Western techniques is his creative path. The introduction of Western culture and Western music in the early 20th century was one of the important factors driving the transformation of Chinese music. Influenced by the "May 4th" New Culture Movement, Liu Tianhua has a unique view on how to develop national music and where it should go: "A country's culture is definitely not something that can be counted by copying other people's fur, and the other way around. You can’t stick to the old law and be stubborn.” He believes that “one must adopt the essence of the country on the one hand, and accommodate foreign trends on the other, and create a new path from the harmony and cooperation between the East and the West. Only then can we say that progress can be made. two words". It can be seen that he opposes both Westernization and "national quintessence". Instead, he applies the advanced Western creative techniques and concepts to the creation of Chinese music. . Liu Tianhua started learning the trumpet in middle school, and then studied the violin with Tonov, a Russian professor, for 9 years, as well as Western music theory. It can be clearly seen from his works that he not only inherits the national music tradition of the motherland, but also draws on and absorbs the creative techniques of Western music, creating a new way of harmony and cooperation between China and the West. At the same time, his creative ideas have far-reaching significance, and his ten famous songs provide successful examples and important theoretical basis for the creation of later generations.

3. Adhering to the common appreciation of the refined and popular works is his creative principle. Liu Tianhua advocated that music "must take into account the common people" and "the vulgarity and elegance of music all lie in the performer's thought and technique and the organization of the music". That is to say, musical works should take into account ordinary people. Erhu is a musical instrument that is widely spread among all classes and is loved by the masses. The ten famous songs created by Liu Tianhua not only maintain the appearance of traditional "vulgar" music, but also pursue the pursuit of "elegant" music, which makes "elegant" and "vulgar" converge in erhu art, and the two learn from each other and penetrate each other. , to achieve a certain degree of integration, showing the artistic charm of the elegant and popular, and also proves that the elegant and the popular can be integrated and infiltrated to achieve the artistic realm of the same.

Fourth, the profound ideological and cultural connotation is the core of his creation. Profound ideological and cultural connotation is one of the important yardsticks to measure a work. Liu Tianhua's works are not only skillful in creation and changeable in playing skills, but also in combination of Chinese and Western styles, unique in style, distinctive in personality, colorful, full of poetic and picturesque, reflecting a broad mind, profound cultural heritage and noble artistic pursuit, but also embodies the profound The ideological connotation, lofty cultural value and artistic aesthetics. Therefore, his works have been handed down to this day, and they are still performed for a long time.

5. The combination of strong national style and distinct spirit of the times is his creative pursuit. Liu Tianhua uses the musical language that the common people like to hear and listen to in his works, expresses the real life of different times, selects themes rich in the significance of the times, and absorbs nutrients from the rich and colorful music of my country's multi-ethnic groups, brewing it into a unique Erhu language. to serve the general public. Liu Tianhua is in an era of all kinds of low-key and extravagant sounds, but his works are healthy and uplifting, beautiful in melody, and full of the breath of the new era. The march style works of the 19th century show the progressive youth's pursuit of light, love of peace, full of vigor and yearning for the future. His innovations in composition and performance have pushed the "unrefined" erhu to an unprecedented new height, ushering in a new era of erhu art.

Although 37 years are short, they are of great significance. It is the beginning of a new road for the revitalization of national music!

After 90 years of circulation, but not forgetting the original intention, continue the new expedition of national music prosperity!

The ten representative works left to us by Mr. Liu Tianhua can be described as classics with infinite historical value. He clarified a new development direction for Chinese traditional music, brought the dawn of culture to the precarious Chinese nation at that time, and brought inspiration to the hesitant Chinese people. He is the pioneer of culture, the founder of Chinese music, the inheritor of traditional music, and the digger of folk music.

Learning from the past, with the progress of China's modernization, the Chinese nation has ushered in the prosperity and development of culture. History once again entrusted our generation with the important task of reviving the national culture and digging deep into the roots of the nation. This is history. Opportunities and Challenges. Let us work together to fulfill Mr. Tianhua's long-cherished wish of "to keep pace with world music"!